Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Experiment
Scientific paper
2008-08-02
Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A607:616-619,2009
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Experiment
7 pages, 4 figures. Submitted to Nuclear Instruments and Methods, A
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.nima.2009.03.256
Spontaneous and induced fission in Special Nuclear Material (SNM) such as 235U and 239Pu results in the emission of neutrons and high energy gamma-rays. The multiplicities of and time correlations between these particles are both powerful indicators of the presence of fissile material. Detectors sensitive to these signatures are consequently useful for nuclear material monitoring, search, and characterization. In this article, we demonstrate sensitivity to both high energy gamma-rays and neutrons with a water Cerenkov based detector. Electrons in the detector medium, scattered by gamma-ray interactions, are detected by their Cerenkov light emission. Sensitivity to neutrons is enhanced by the addition of a gadolinium compound to the water in low concentrations. Cerenkov light is similarly produced by an 8 MeV gamma-ray cascade following neutron capture on the gadolinium. The large solid angle coverage and high intrinsic efficiency of this detection approach can provide robust and low cost neutron and gamma-ray detection with a single device.
Bernstein Adam
Bowden Nathaniel S.
Dazeley S.
Svoboda Robert
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